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...it lasted just enough for the 2 sails.


Seems odd. Doesn't seem like the best application technique to maximize adherence.

Do you have some idea where the expensive and slippery coating went? It could flake/flog off and be lost in the wind or it could scrape off when dousing and perhaps make the snuffer parts slick. Hmm....odd....where'd it go?
(same thing I asked about my first wife and my cat and my money and my youth confused)